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Updating a previous report, San Francisco 49ers DE Ray McDonald is facing charges of misdemeanor domestic violence, child endangerment and violating a court order to stay away from the victim. These charges are in addition to his previous charge of felony false imprisonment stemming from a domestic violence incident. McDonald's arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, July 16.

Free-agent DE Ray McDonald (Bears) was arrested Wednesday, May 27, for the second time in three days, this time for violating terms of his restraining order. He was arrested Monday, May 25, for physical assault on a female.

Chicago Bears DE Ray McDonald will not be punished for his domestic violence incident after the NFL decided he did not violate the league's personal conduct policy. The NFL is still looking into his alleged sexual assault incident.

Chicago Bears DE Ray McDonald will be held accountable for his off-field actions after signing a one-year deal with the team, according to head coach John Fox. McDonald was released last year by the San Francisco 49ers after he was under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault, and the case remains open. McDonald received a strong recommendation from defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who worked with McDonald in San Fran.

Free-agent DE Ray McDonald's (49ers) agent has been telling teams that McDonald will not be charged with any crimes by the Santa Clara district attorney for an incident he was involved with in December.

The San Francisco 49ers are looking into whether LB Aldon Smith was drinking with former teammate Ray McDonald the night of Dec. 15th, along with a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by McDonald the night before. "We're certainly going to look into it," general manager Trent Baalke said. "In this situation, I think, there are different situations, and we treat each situation differently, but yet we're certainly going to look into it."

San Francisco 49ers DE Ray McDonald will not be charged with domestic abuse after the Santa Clara District Attorney's office cited insufficient evidence. "Conflicting versions of the event, a lack of verifiable eyewitnesses and a significant lack of cooperation from Jane Doe, we cannot prove a crime occurred," said Lindsay Walsh, Santa Clara Deputy District Attorney in charge of the case. "In this particular case, there were particular pieces of information missing."

San Francisco 49ers DT Ray McDonald's court appearance Monday, Sept. 29, has been canceled, because the investigation of his case is still ongoing. There will not be a new court date scheduled unless he is charged with a crime.

The San Francisco 49ers believe what they have heard from DT Ray McDonald about his domestic violence case, which is why they are allowing him to play. The team will release McDonald if he is lying to them.

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York said he supports his team's decision to not punish DE Ray McDonald for his arrest for an alleged domestic violence incident until there is evidence that he should be punished. "I'm comfortable that my reputation is going to take shots throughout this process," York said. "But my character is, I will not punish somebody until we see evidence that it should be done or before an entire organization, an entire legal, police investigation, shows us something."

San Francisco 49ers DE Ray McDonald will practice Tuesday, Sept. 2. It has not been determined if McDonald will play in the team's Week 1 game after being arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident Sunday, Aug. 31.